Methadone, one of the most established forms of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, could soon break free of the specialty-clinic system that has controlled it for decades. On Thursday, Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and …
Naltrexone is already familiar to anyone who has gone through medical detox or medication-assisted treatment for opioid or alcohol dependence. Now the same drug is drawing fresh attention at much lower doses, and the renewed …
A new 30-year study adds weight to a simple, sometimes contested idea in addiction medicine: medication-assisted treatment (MAT) can be a safe, effective part of recovery, even for the professionals who prescribe these medicines themselves. …
Medical detox is the safe first step out of physical dependence, but it is only the first step. A recent piece from a Truckee, California recovery organization makes a point that anyone researching detox should …
For someone in the grip of opioid withdrawal, the hours after an overdose reversal can be the most dangerous of all. The Waterville Fire Department in Maine is taking a new approach: letting its paramedics …
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